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Alma McLemore, Executive Director, African American Heritage Society - Preserving History and Building Community in Franklin, Tennessee

ChangeMakers - March 18, 2024 21:09 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Episode Summary: In this inspiring episode of the ChangeMakers Podcast, host Jeremy C. Park sits down with Alma Lee Alexander McLemore, Executive Director of the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County. A native of Franklin, Tennessee, Alma shares her journey from growing up in a ...

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Tammy Alvarez from Career Winners Circle - Love every Monday by becoming the CEO of your career

ChangeMakers - February 15, 2024 19:14 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
ChangeMakers podcast host Jeremy C. Park talks with Tammy Alvarez, CEO and founder of Career Winners Circle, professional keynote speaker, and author of "Escaping the Career Trap: Transform Your Apathy into Ambition and Never Hate Mondays Again," who shares some of her personal story and how she...

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Zach Montroy – Building Brave Workplace and Healthy Teams

ChangeMakers - February 05, 2024 21:43 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During this episode of our ChangeMakers Podcast, host Jeremy C. Park talks with Zach Montroy, who is a People, Team, and Organizational Strategist and the Founder and CEO of The Intention Collective, which is based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. During the interview, Zach shares some of his p...

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Mike Berry - President of Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas: Transforming Fort Worth, Texas into an Economic Powerhouse

ChangeMakers - January 04, 2024 16:26 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of the ChangeMakers Podcast, hosted by Jeremy C. Park and powered by Higginbotham Insurance and Financial Services, the spotlight is on Mike Berry, President of Hillwood, the developer of AllianceTexas. With over four decades of experience, Berry discusses his passion for Fort Wo...

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Jeremy C. Park - CEO, cityCURRENT: How Becoming a SPARK to Power The GOOD Can Transform Your Life and Community

ChangeMakers - December 12, 2023 22:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In a reversal of roles, normal ChangeMakers podcast host and producer, Jeremy C. Park, is the guest on this special episode, which is hosted by Dr. Sarah Petschonek, Founder and CEO of Volunteer Odyssey.  Jeremy C. Park is the CEO of cityCURRENT, a shareholder in Higginbotham, author of two boo...

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Dr. Sarah Petschonek - Founder & CEO, Volunteer Odyssey: Creating New Pathways for Corporate Engagement & Meaningful Volunteer Experiences

ChangeMakers - November 17, 2023 18:59 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park catches up with Dr. Sarah Petschonek, Founder and CEO of Volunteer Odyssey, who was one of the original ChangeMakers podcast interviews (episode 5) back in 2016.  During the interview, Sarah shares how Volunteer Odyssey has grown over the last seven years to work with more t...

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Traci Schubert Barrett - How to Navigate the Journey & Find Significance Beyond Success

ChangeMakers - September 25, 2023 15:30 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During the interview, Traci talks about growing up in Florida and some of the lessons she learned from her family and watching her father, who was en electrician. She discusses being the first in her family to go to college and how mentorship paved the way for many future opportunities, how the ...

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Marcus Walker Executive Director, Daily Bread Ministries - A Collaborative Approach to Fighting Hunger, Fostering Faith and Strengthening Community

ChangeMakers - August 22, 2023 18:55 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Marcus Walker, Executive Director of Daily Bread Ministries, who shares his personal story of growing up in Texas and being called into ministry, serving overseas and meeting his wife from Switzerland, starting their family and moving back home to San Antonio to se...

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Matt Kripke CEO of Kripke Enterprises, Inc., Mid South Aluminum - Building a Corporate Culture of Caring

ChangeMakers - July 12, 2023 15:09 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
In this episode of the ChangeMakers Podcast, Jeremy C. Park sits down with Matt Kripke, CEO of Kripke Enterprises, Inc., Mid South Aluminum.  From humble beginnings in Toledo, Ohio, to becoming a majority shareholder and recognized expert in aluminum and hedging, Matt shares his journey of hard...

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Justin Levy of Conscious Alliance - Awakening Compassion

ChangeMakers - February 09, 2023 21:32 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with ChangeMaker, Justin Levy, Executive Director of Conscious Alliance, who shares some of his powerful and inspirational story of managing through hardships, including Cerebral Palsy, enduring 14 surgeries, being in and out of wheelchairs, having to learn how to walk ...

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Mark Melson of Gladney Center for Adoption - The Power and Magic of Adoption

ChangeMakers - January 14, 2023 03:27 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with ChangeMaker, Mark Melson, President and CEO of Gladney Center for Adoption, who shares some of his personal story in growing up in Euless, Texas, attending Texas A&M and the University of North Texas, moving to Louisiana and meeting his wife, and aligning his passi...

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Tom and Ellen Harris of The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation – Shining a Light on Depression and Suicide

ChangeMakers - August 16, 2022 17:39 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with ChangeMakers, Tom and Ellen Harris, Co-Founders of The Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation, who share their story of meeting in college, living in Massachusetts and moving to Texas, starting their family, getting involved in the community and playing an important ro...

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Michael Graber, Managing Partner of Epic Pivot - Conscious Capitalism and the Entrepreneurial Spirit

ChangeMakers - July 18, 2022 16:17 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Michael Graber, Managing Partner of Epic Pivot, who shares his story of growing up in Memphis, Tennessee with both mother and father being entrepreneurs and being surrounded by the musical influences of the city, and how those experiences helped shape his future. D...

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Beverly Robertson, President and CEO of The Greater Memphis Chamber - Creating Economic Prosperity Through Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion

ChangeMakers - June 28, 2022 13:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During the interview, Beverly talks about her time with Holiday Inn Worldwide and how it paved the way for her to grow into her role as a corporate executive, sharpening her skills for marketing, branding, communication, and leadership training and development. She talks about becoming an entrep...

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Elizabeth R. Brands, President & CEO of The Morris Foundation - Removing Barriers and Creating Pathways for the Vulnerable Populations

ChangeMakers - May 16, 2022 20:48 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
About Dr. Elizabeth Brands: Elizabeth R. Brands, Ed.D., is a dedicated, strategic, and passionate leader. She brings a wealth of organizational leadership experience from occupying key roles in education institutions, nonprofits, and foundations across the region. Elizabeth’s early career experi...

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Kris Intress, Founder and CEO of Rock Springs Retreat Center - From Hospitality to Health, Finding Balance and Hope

ChangeMakers - March 22, 2022 22:42 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During the interview, Kris describes how she left her hometown in Wisconsin and became an entrepreneur at an early age, how the military helped prepare her for success, how she shattered glass ceilings and led a global luxury hotel company, some of the leadership lessons learned while leading th...

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Deborah Macfarlan Enright, Ed.D. - Improving the World Through Skillful Disruption of the Status Quo

ChangeMakers - February 14, 2022 20:34 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Deb is an acclaimed communicator, connector, and strategist adept at uncovering potential in individuals and groups, strengthening their abilities to optimize their impact within their organization and the community.   Deb believes that disrupters talking across industries and interests to col...

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Dwania Kyles, Co-Founder of The Memphis 13 Foundation - Approaching Healing and Leading with Love

ChangeMakers - January 10, 2022 20:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During the interview, Dwania talks about her parents, the important role her mother and women played in the Civil Rights Movement, seeing a cross burning in their yard, and how she approaches healing and leading with love to take the lessons of her past to become a spark for building community a...

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Jared Barnett, CEO of Slingshot Memphis, Inc. - Promoting a Results-Driven Poverty-Fighting Ecosystem

ChangeMakers - December 03, 2021 06:27 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Visit www.slingshotmemphis.org to learn more.   About Jared Barnett: Jared joined Slingshot Memphis in October 2019. Prior to Slingshot, Jared worked at McKinsey & Company for six years. Several years of his career were based in Sub-Saharan Africa, including in South Africa with McKinsey, in ...

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Heidi Swartz, Executive Director of The Cowtown Marathon - Promoting a Lifelong Love of Fitness and Philanthropy

ChangeMakers - October 26, 2021 21:52 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
During the interview, Heidi discusses her roots in Montana, moving to Texas and what inspired her to join The Cowtown Marathon. She talks about the business of hosting marathons, the mindset of event production and tips for success, starting a nonprofit to focus on helping youth and encouraging ...

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Jen Alessandra, SVP & Chief People Officer with Frontdoor, Inc. - Focusing on and Fostering Culture in Your Company

ChangeMakers - September 20, 2021 18:27 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
About Jen Alessandra:  Jen Alessandra joined Frontdoor, Inc. in March 2019 as senior vice president and chief people officer. Alessandra brings significant depth and breadth of experience as an HR leader in both public and private companies, has an impressive track record for helping businesses...

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Ed Gillentine - Author of Journey to Impact

ChangeMakers - September 02, 2021 19:36 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Ed also talks about forming the Gillentine Group in 2008 to focus on legacy planning and philanthropic strategies to help families have a more significant impact on the world. He shares the story of writing his book,  "Journey to Impact: A Practical Guide to Purpose-Driven Investing," and talks ...

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Gridlock Break Signing Off

Gridlock Break - August 26, 2021 16:11 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
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Sadek Wahba Discusses the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

Gridlock Break - July 23, 2021 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Sadek Wahba is the founder and managing partner of I Squared Capital, an independent multi-billion dollar global infrastructure investment company. In this episode, he discusses how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework will create new jobs, as well as the economic impact of both the bipartisa...

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An Inside Look at the IRS with Commissioner Charles Rettig

Gridlock Break - July 16, 2021 12:37 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
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No Labels National Co-Chairs Discuss a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Gridlock Break - July 15, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Insightful, nonpartisan and critically important discussions on America's toughest problems between elected leaders, public health and economic experts.

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Steve Hanke Discusses the True Cost of the First 100 Days of Spending

Gridlock Break - May 20, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Steve Hanke is a professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University. He is also director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute and a senior fello...

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Chris Whitney — One Gen Away and Teaching People To Love One Another Through Service

ChangeMakers - May 17, 2021 19:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Chris and Elaine moved from St Louis, MO to Franklin, TN in 2004 to start a church. Little did they know that in the process of pastoring a church that One Generation Away would be birthed. In 2013 One Generation Away was established and in the first year distributed 400,000 pounds of food from ...

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Ben Ginsberg on New Voting Bills

Gridlock Break - April 29, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Ben Ginsberg is a nationally known elections lawyer. He served as national counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaigns in the 2000 and 2004 election cycles and played a central role in the 2000 Florida recount. He was also appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as co-chair of the bip...

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Philip K. Howard on Biden's Infrastructure Plan

Gridlock Break - April 21, 2021 11:52 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
Philip K. Howard is a lawyer and author who has written extensively on government and legal reform. He is also the founder of Common Good, a nonpartisan national coalition dedicated to restoring common sense to America by simplifying government. In this episode, he discusses President Biden’s pr...

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